‘Environmental’ catastrophes: an overview of the power relations behind the Mariana Dam Disaster in Brazil
On November 2015, the Mariana Dam burst and released up to 63 million cubic meters of toxic mud into the environment, causing irreversible damages in the States of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The main narrative describes the disaster as an environmental one. However, this narrative risks to cloud important aspects related to social justice, development and dispossession practices. […]
Request to stop the extension of pharmaceutical patent periods in Brazil
Request to stop the extension of pharmaceutical patent periods in Brazil
The Brazilian Public Prosecutor cites a paper co-written by PhD student in the Department of International Development, Eduardo Mercadante, in the request that the Supreme Court immediately stop the extension of pharmaceutical patent periods to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
In light of the especially hard challenge Brazil is facing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Prosecutor has requested that […]